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keel wings rusty liddiard at 9:57am 12.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2153 I bought a hunter 310 last july in north carolina. when i did the servey when they lifted the boat
Chesapeake gunk holes Mark Nooney at 9:55am 12.03.12 Destinations 14/12849 We are new to the Chesapeake and would like to start anchoring out on weekends. We sail out of Kent
H-260 Rubrail Adhesive? kenfunhog at 9:53am 12.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/921 During Sandy, the rubrail on our H-260 came loose. It's glued on. What adhesive do I use to glue i
Looking for gunkholes Mark Nooney at 9:51am 12.03.12 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 2/23477 We are new to the Chesapeake and would like to start anchoring out on weekends. We sail out of Kent
Cored or Solid. Mark Nooney at 9:46am 12.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1123 1984 H31 Does anyone know if the hull is cored or solid glass? I want to replace the depth sensor wi
Advice in Retirement Old Sailor 2 at 9:25am 12.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/4453 OK folks. You have all advised quite astutely about things dealing with my boat, with sailing and w
Universal engine expert? -M18 Skipper at 9:16am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3593 Howdy, Went to change out the dipstick tube. It has rusted plenty from a long-term drip from the r
Hatch cover repair project finished (5) Gary_H at 9:07am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2058 Well, another project can be checked as "done". The hatch cover housing thingy had cracks in the fib
coolant hose replacement - cannot find replacement hose (2) iSailor at 8:50am 12.03.12 Catalina 310 3/1679 I finally tracked down my minor coolant leak. Turns out the coolant hose (circled in picture) was le
Installing an X-5 Drive Wheel on a dished wheel Dave602 at 8:03am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1471 I just purchased a Lewmar folding wheel and need to switch over my X-5 autopilot wheel. Two things
East-side of Lake Marion SC? RobertLangdirect at 7:54am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1807 Does any sailor have experience with the east-side of Lake Marion SC? I have a P-31 and draw 5.5 f
Just Purchased 1980 Sovereign 23 (1) rickboat at 7:50am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/7782 This boat is in phenomenal condition for the price I picked it up for. This builder went out of busi
On the hard or on the water - Comp.Post Dubo at 7:36am 12.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1174 I'd like to take the weight off the compression post so I can snake a wire up the mast. After I loos
Wet slip or on trailer storage kito at 7:04am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 33/10410 I would like thoughts from trailer sailors who have wet slipped your sailboat, trailor stored it at
Suunto compass leaking oil adirondacktom at 5:59am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 5/8552 Suunto disappointing - here's my latest (and last) communication with them: (to customer service):
Cat 36- How much wind can she take? BayMan at 4:54am 12.03.12 Big Boats 5/2752 Been boat shopping for awhile now. Been looking at some heavier boats with SA/Disp in the high 200s.
Horizon express motor jumbyway at 4:31am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3810 I'm looking for a spare motor for my Simpson Lawrence Horizon Express windlass. Before leaving the
Motor Recomendation for 26d / 26S Kokani at 10:51pm 12.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3128 Hi everyone I reacently lost my ob motor I forgot to secure it with bolts or a cable and with high w
...interesting boat name (1) fox islander at 7:17pm 12.02.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4685 I thought I'd just about seen every boat name there was...until this...and on a sailboat no less.
Hunter 34 Boathook at 5:42pm 12.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2412 I have a 1984 hunter 34. Can any one tell me what the purpose of the small compartment that is betwe

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Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 12:30pm 02.24.23 213287
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 12:29pm 02.24.23 213286
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 12:24pm 02.24.23 There are lots of resources available to utilize your engineering training and apply it to navigatio
advice on auto chart plotter (1) BarryL at 12:18pm 02.24.23 Hi, A few points I would like to make: First - thanks for posting this, looking for advice, and adm
Mounted vhf radio q's fred1diver at 12:13pm 02.24.23 I get my stuff at my local chandlery (the Chandlery) I got tinned coax. I just remember my trip last
Mounted vhf radio q's Don S/V ILLusion at 12:06pm 02.24.23 Ok, so I just ordered an antenna. Coax cable, and connectors, along with many other goodies, now i
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 12:05pm 02.24.23 Ralph the discussion of the Carnot Cycle is enjoyable. The theory while relevant in search of system
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:00pm 02.24.23 I cautioned him on performance and resale value not to mention safety. The backstay was a concern.
Mounted vhf radio q's fred1diver at 12:00pm 02.24.23 Ok, so I just ordered an antenna. Coax cable, and connectors, along with many other goodies, now if
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) jssailem at 11:57am 02.24.23 I have wondered about the electric motor on a sail boat for some time. I can understand the simplici
Crazy thought... Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 02.24.23 keep us abreast when you go.
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 02.24.23 It doesn't just cancel itself out. Will, you have a good grasp of thermodynamics, so you asked fo
Mounted vhf radio q's dlochner at 10:57am 02.24.23 I will be mainly be on the Ottawa river but I am planning on going up to Oka this summer, maybe a t
Mounted vhf radio q's fred1diver at 10:34am 02.24.23 I will be mainly be on the Ottawa river but I am planning on going up to Oka this summer, maybe a tr
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 10:12am 02.24.23 Thanks everyone! I have charts ordered and can work through it. I am en engineer and can work throug
advice on auto chart plotter dlochner at 10:10am 02.24.23 You have weeks to learn how to enter waypoints. That might be your best bet. Entering waypoints o
advice on auto chart plotter Richard19068 at 9:58am 02.24.23 We need to move our boat... in the spring. I have a garmin 86sc but that requires me to add all the
Mounted vhf radio q's dlochner at 9:41am 02.24.23 As others have said, the antenna height is critical for maximum range. So, how much range do you nee
Mounted vhf radio q's JohnShannon at 9:35am 02.24.23 How far away is anybody you might want to talk to? The fixed mount is 25W of power the handheld is
advice on auto chart plotter (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 02.24.23 It's more just a wayt o overcome my inexperience until I gain some more open lake sail time under m

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